2023 Best Value Computer Science Master's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best Computer Science Master's Degree School for You
Out of all the majors we analyze each year, computer science was ranked #21 in the country. In fact 15,813 degrees and certificates were handed out in 2020-2021.
Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.
Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Best Value Computer Science Master's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 36 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which master's degree programs offered the best value experiences for compsci students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.
When determining this ranking, we place a high emphasis on the school's quality as well as its sticker price. Even though a college may be affordable, it may not offer value. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.
Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.
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2023 Best Value Computer Science Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region
The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for compsci majors pursuing a master's degree.
Top 10 Best Computer Science Master's Degree Schools
Our 2023 rankings named Southern Illinois University Edwardsville the best value school in the Great Lakes Region for computer science students working on their master’s degree. Located in the large suburb of Edwardsville, SIUE is a public school with a large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at SIUE are $9,316 per year.
A rank of #2 on this year’s list means University of Akron Main Campus is a great value for computer science students working on their master’s degree. University of Akron Main Campus is a fairly large public school located in the city of Akron.
University of Akron Main Campus graduate students pay an average of $11,936 in tuition and fees each year.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Computer Science Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. UIUC is a very large public school located in the small city of Champaign.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UIUC are $30,862 per year.
In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, UIUC is ranked #5 for overall quality for compsci in the Great Lakes Region .
Full Computer Science at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Lewis University. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Computer Science Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the suburb of Romeoville, Lewis is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.
Lewis graduate students pay an average of $14,960 in tuition and fees each year.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Loyola University Chicago. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Computer Science Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Loyola Chicago is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Chicago.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Loyola Chicago are $19,894 a year.
Northern Illinois University landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree computer science programs. Located in the suburb of Dekalb, NIU is a public college with a fairly large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at NIU are $11,390 per year.
Michigan Technological University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for computer science students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #7 on the list. Located in the town of Houghton, Michigan Tech is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Michigan Tech are $22,981 a year.
Michigan Tech excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 10% of all schools on our Best Computer Science Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list.
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University of Wisconsin - Whitewater came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Computer Science Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Located in the town of Whitewater, UW - Whitewater is a public school with a large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at UW - Whitewater are $19,190 a year.
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Central Michigan University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for computer science students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #9 on the list. Located in the town of Mount Pleasant, Central Michigan is a public college with a large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Central Michigan are $15,644 a year.
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Purdue University Fort Wayne came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Computer Science Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. PFW is a moderately-sized public school located in the large city of Fort Wayne.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at PFW are $14,830 per year.
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Best Computer Science Colleges by State
Explore the best computer science schools for a specific state in the Great Lakes region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Michigan | 78 |
| Illinois | 1,694 |
| Ohio | 401 |
| Indiana | 281 |
| Wisconsin | 54 |
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Majors Related to CompSci
Computer Science is one of 9 different types of programs to choose from.
Most Popular Majors Related to CompSci
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Computer Information Systems | 20,748 |
| Information Technology | 10,754 |
| Information Science | 6,934 |
| Computer Software & Applications | 4,047 |
| Computer Systems Analysis | 817 |
Notes and References
*These averages are for the top 26 schools only.
- The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
- Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
- Credit for the banner image above goes to Negative Space.
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